Dell Precision T5400 User's Guide - Page 62

Select the strip size closest to the size of the average file that you want to store on the RAID volume. If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your strip size. 7 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to change the strip size and press . 8 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . The default value is the maximum available size. 9 Press to create the volume. 10 Press to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume. 11 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 12 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit and press . 13 Install the operating system (see "Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista" on page 149.) Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration NOTICE: You will lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. Back up data that you want to keep before continuing. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 53). 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume and press . 4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default and press . 5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror) and press . 6 If there are more than two hard drives available, press the up- and downarrow keys and spacebar to select the two drives you want to use to make up your volume, and then press . 7 Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press . The default value is the maximum available size. 62 Advanced Features